will.i.am rose to fame as a frontman and co-founder of the hit hip hop and pop group called .the Black Eyed Peas, with rappers Apl.de.ap, Taboo, and later added member pop singer Fergie.^American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas, with rappers Taboo, apl.de.ap and later added member pop singer Fergie.

Early life

.William James Adams, Jr., who never met his father,[2] William Adams, Sr., was raised by his mother, Debra,[3] in the projects of East Los Angeles, California.^Birthname: William James Adams, Jr. Nationality: American Born: Mar 15 1975 (34 years old) .

[4].Adams' mother encouraged him to be unique and to avoid conforming to the tendencies of the other youth in his L.A. neighborhood.^There were just two portraits of Penn painted during his lifetime, one depicting him as a handsome youth, the other as a stout old man.

^On his mother's side he was related to the wife of Lord Fairfax, and engaged with him and others in a project to recover sunken treasure.

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She also encouraged him to begin working on his musical career by sending him to school in Pacific Palisades.[5].While attending school in the Palisades, Adams became best friends with Allan Lindo (stage name apl.de.ap), also a future member of the Black Eyed Peas.^The Black Eyed Peas are not breaking up.

.While still in high school, the duo performed in East L.A. clubs and were soon joined by three other entertainers to form the socially conscious rap group, Atban Klann.^William began his professional career while still in high school at NASA-Ames as a contractor, and completed over 40 contracts over the course of his studies at Berkeley.

Music

will.i.am .(16 years old) started rapping in late 1991 under the name "Will-1X" after being discovered by Compton rapper and former N.W.A. leader Eazy-E and signed a deal to Eazy's Ruthless Records.^He was named after his great-grandfather, William Clark Falkner , the Old Colonel, who had been killed eight years earlier in a duel with his former business partner in the streets of Ripley, Mississippi.

will.i.am's first rap song was "Merry Muthafuckin' Xmas" from Eazy-E's 1992 EP 5150: Home 4 tha Sick. .Shortly after Eazy-E's death in 1995, Will left Ruthless to start a group that would later be called the Black Eyed Peas.^The Black Eyed Peas are not breaking up.

will.i.am also recorded four tracks with .Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole for her debut solo album 3 Words.^As a solo recording artist he released two compilation albums and one studio album, 2007s Songs About Girls .

Two of these tracks were also released as singles, the title track and Heartbreaker. will.i.am. appears on two other tracks not yet released as singles, "Heaven" and "Boy Like You".

will.i.am is mentioned in the song "Believe It or Not" (featuring Gucci Mane) by Drake in the lyrics "..Wonderin' if I'm the best; will.i.am, No Black Eyed Peas.." will.i.am is a guest on Rihanna's new track "Photographs". A track, also produced by him, is included on Rihanna's fourth album, Rated R.

Zuper Blahq

will.i.am is the man behind .Zuper Blahq, a mysterious electro house artist,[9] who has had one solo release and one collaboration with Steve Aoki on the single 'I'm In The House'. The music promo for this single was released September 2009, directed by James Sutton (photographer)[10].^He has also released a few solo-albums and worked with artists like Mary J. Blige and the Pussycat Dolls .

Zuper Blahq's debut album is set for release 2010, a video for "Dance" has been shot with the same director and due for release spring 2010. He also played the keyboard in LMFAO's "I'm in Miami Bitch".

Acting career

.He first started acting alongside the rest of the members of the Black Eyed Peas in the commercial series "Instant Def" to advertise Snickers.^Perezhilton.com is still advertising Black Eyed Peas..

[11] He starred in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as the character Moto Moto. .He contributed a number of tracks to the movie's motion picture soundtrack in collaboration with industry heavyweight Hans Zimmer.^The NINE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is available online today!

.In 2001, he began designing his own signature clothing line, i.a.m, which made its official debut in 2005 at the Magic Apparel Trade Show in Las Vegas.^Himself Iron Chef USA: Showdown in Las Vegas (2001) (TV) ....

[12] In 2007, will.i.am teamed up with Blue Holdings to design a premium denim collection, i.am Antik, that was scheduled to debut in August 2007 at the Project Show in Las Vegas.[13] will.i.am instead has new partners and is launching i.am clothing at .Project Las Vegas in September 2009. will.i.am has also designed clothing for the Black Eyed Peas.^The Black Eyed Peas are not breaking up.

.The lyrics of the song are composed almost entirely of excerpts from Obama's speech on January 8, 2008, following the New Hampshire presidential primary election.^(January 06, 2010) Daily Press Possible New Michael Jackson Song “Another Day” Leaks ...

The video racked up three million views within a week and over four million subsequently on YouTube. .On June 13, 2008, "Yes We Can" won an award at the 35th Annual Creative Arts and Entertainment Daytime Emmy Awards for "New Approaches in Daytime Entertainment."^In addition he has received numerous literary awards, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Regents Medal of Excellence from the State University of New York, and a Governor's Arts Award.

.On November 4, 2008, will.i.am spoke to CNN's Anderson Cooper about his support for then-Senator Obama using CNN's 'hologram' technology.^RT @devincf : What I hate about 3D TV is that it will steal the thunder from CNN's hologram program.

After the 2008 election, will.i.am released "It's a New Day." The video reflects on the historical events that led to the election of the first African-American president and the public's reaction to his election. .The video features celebrities such as Fergie, Olivia Wilde, Kanye West, Harold Perrineau, Kevin Bacon and his wife Kyra Sedgwick.^Posted 1/12/09 12:01 am ET by Daniel in Celebrity , MTV Featured Artist , Music , Videos .

Controversies

After-party incident in Toronto

.On June 22, 2009, bloggerPerez Hilton accused will.i.am and his entourage of assaulting him in Toronto after the MuchMusic Video Awards, a charge will.i.am denied in a video posted on his blog.^However, as I wrote to him (only fair to give advance warning of the public assault on his academic reputation about to be launched from this blog!

.It’s cool to have your opinion, but dude, apparently you were bleeding outside the club, I was like next to you by a tree, waiting for my car and instead of calling the police you Twitted that I assaulted you.^When I was 15, on my way home, I got sick, that woman helped me ….” When a story goes like this, you may consider it as a romance of love.

.I didn’t hit you, and this is very wrong that you are Twitting that I did that, once again disrespecting me and everything I stand for.^And then when you did retweet it, using the new method, I could see that tweet, once , and that’s it.

And they’re lies and that’s wrong. Shame on you, shame on your behavior. And that’s just messed up.

”

.According to news reports, AP article via MSNBC,[20] Hilton called will.i.am a faggot in the club, but Polo Molina – Black Eyed Peas's tour manager – was responsible for punching Hilton from behind.^Perez claims that Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas and his security team physically attacked him after an argument about why Perez keeps dissing the Black Eyed Peas music on his blog.

The incident was caught on photo by a nearby photographer[21] and by a video which documents the encounter. Gossip website TMZ released a video showing the encounter.[22]

.Liborio Molina, a 36-year-old California resident, has been charged with one count of assault.^William R. Potter My five year old son Alex has begun telling stories so I wrote this one down for him....